What is the nasal cavity?
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The nasal cavity is called the nasal cavity. Gray's Anatomy (1918) describes it as the large air-filled space behind the nose.
Summary
The nasal cavity is called the nasal cavity. Gray's Anatomy (1918) describes it as the large air-filled space behind the nose.
What it is
- The large air-filled space behind the nose.
- Divided in the midline by the nasal septum.
- Warms, moistens, and filters incoming air.
Where it is
- Above the roof of the mouth and below the base of the skull.
- Opens in front through the nostrils and behind into the nasopharynx.
- Its walls carry three curved shelves called conchae.
Sources
According to Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body (1918, public domain):
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